A4 Refereed article in a conference publication
Circular innovation in eco-industrial parks: Multiple stakeholders creating business opportunities
Authors: Virtanen, Joona; Martinsuo, Miia
Editors: Bitran, Iain; Conn, Steffen; Mitsis, Alex; Ritala, Paavo; Torkkeli, Marko; Trabelsi, Meriam
Conference name: ISPIM Innovation Conference
Publication year: 2025
Book title : Proceedings of the XXXVI ISPIM Innovation Conference
First page : 1
Last page: 16
ISBN: 978-952-65069-9-9
Web address : https://conferencesubmissions.com/ispim/bergen2025/index.html
Additional information: https://www.ispim-innovation.com/
Circular innovations require cooperation between multiple stakeholders. Organizations’ search for circular business opportunities may be challenging due to stakeholders’ various expectations and business logics. This study investigates circular business opportunity creation in the context of eco-industrial parks. A single case study was conducted on business opportunity creation in a relatively young eco-industrial park in its stakeholder network. We investigated how stakeholders of the eco-industrial park created shared circular business opportunities and how they perceived the park context driving and restraining business opportunity creation. The findings revealed opportunity and problem identification and capability exploration as dominant routes to initial circular opportunity identification. Opportunities are further developed by refining the idea and calculating and screening options. The park context both drives circular business creation and sets boundaries through the location, availability of support and stakeholders, and shared value expectations.